"Fou!"
Fujimaru Tachibana could not help calling Fou's name, but the little creature did not stop and kept running toward the huge tree.
Seeing this, Fujimaru Tachibana glanced at Minato Namikaze and the others fighting in the distance, then gritted her teeth and chased after Fou.
Kikyo immediately followed suit.
The three little ones had still been watching Minato Namikaze and Naruto fight the demonized Heroic Spirit, Zabuza Momochi. Now that Fujimaru Tachibana and Kikyo had run off, they hurried after them as well, since protecting Fujimaru Tachibana and Kikyo was their mission.
That fluffy Fou, however, made the three little ones especially curious. They had never seen him before and wondered what kind of small animal he was, whether he might be some unusual summoning beast.
As for Fujimaru Tachibana, she was deeply puzzled by Fou's behavior. She had long noticed that Fou seemed to dislike this world very much, showing little interest in its people or things. Whenever possible, he avoided meeting strangers and hid away all day.
Now, he had suddenly come out on his own and was even actively running toward the huge tree. Fujimaru Tachibana vaguely realized who might be hidden inside it.
After all, there were only a handful of people Fou was willing to approach. And among those he would willingly run to, Fujimaru Tachibana remembered only one—a girl as beautiful and pure as a lily.
While Fujimaru Tachibana and the others headed toward the huge tree, it was time for Minato Namikaze and Naruto, the father and son reunited across time and space, to take the stage.
Facing the berserk demonized Heroic Spirit, Zabuza Momochi, Minato Namikaze flicked his hand and threw out a large number of specially made kunai.
These kunai were twice the size of ordinary ones and shaped like